"To girls and women everywhere, I issue a simple invitation. My sisters, my daughters, my friends; find your voice" - Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, President of Liberia
I love that the co-winners of this year’s Nobel Prize are all women, all from the non-Western world, and one is a professional journalist, Tawakul Karman,. At 32 years old, she is also certainly one of the youngest ever to be awarded. I was so very moved by her acceptance speech, here is an excerpt:
“As I stand here…I see the great number of Arab women, without whose hard struggles and quest to win their rights in a society dominated by the supremacy of men I would not be here…this supremacy has caused a lot of injustice to both men and women. To all those women, whom history and the severity of ruling systems have made unseen, to all women who made sacrifices for the sake of a healthy society with just relationships between women and men, to all those women who are still stumbling on the path of freedom in countries with no social justice or equal opportunities, to all of them I say, Thank you.
I am the co-founder of the non-profit, GlobalGirl Media, an educational NGO that empowers young women to find their voice through new media. Founded during the World Cup in South Africa in 2010, our mission is to celebrate and connect the voices of young women around the world through new media technologies that drive social change. Basically we use journalism and new media to connect girls across cultures and boundaries, opening up new worlds and opportunities for girls who often feel trapped by socio-economics, culture or circumstances...
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